{"id":52528,"date":"2020-10-22T15:44:06","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T22:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=52528"},"modified":"2022-05-07T13:40:47","modified_gmt":"2022-05-07T20:40:47","slug":"power-the-1968","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=52528","title":{"rendered":"Power, The (1968)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I know what a man&#8217;s power can do. The raw power of one man alone, to kill millions of innocent people.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Power-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Power-Poster-197x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-52529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Power-Poster-197x300.png 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Power-Poster-672x1024.png 672w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Power-Poster-84x128.png 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Power-Poster-177x270.png 177w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Power-Poster.png 727w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nShortly after an anthropologist (Arthur O&#8217;Connell) at a human endurance research lab discovers that one of his teammates has telekinetic powers, he is killed, and his colleague Jim Tanner (George Hamilton) is fired due to supposedly falsifying his credentials. Hamilton and his colleague\/lover (Suzanne Pleshette) go on a road trip to learn more about a mysterious man named &#8220;Adam Hart&#8221;, but they quickly find their own lives &#8212; as well as those of their other teammates &#8212; in constant jeopardy.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aldo Ray Films<\/li>\n<li>Amateur Sleuths<\/li>\n<li>Gary Merrill Films<\/li>\n<li>George Hamilton Films<\/li>\n<li>George Pal Films<\/li>\n<li>Living Nightmare<\/li>\n<li>Michael Rennie Films<\/li>\n<li>Mind Control and Hypnosis<\/li>\n<li>Murder Mystery<\/li>\n<li>Science Fiction<\/li>\n<li>Scientists<\/li>\n<li>Serial Killers<\/li>\n<li>Yvonne De Carlo Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nByron Haskin directed and George Pal produced this sci-fi murder-mystery thriller &#8212; based on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Power_(Robinson_novel)\">a novel by Frank M. Robinson<\/a> &#8212; which includes plenty of action and mystery but is ultimately a disappointment. Various memorable players show up in supporting roles across diverse landscapes &#8212; Yvonne De Carlo as O&#8217;Connell&#8217;s drunk widow living in a mobile home:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Power-De-Carlo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Power-De-Carlo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"288\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65045\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Power-De-Carlo.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Power-De-Carlo-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Power-De-Carlo-128x51.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Power-De-Carlo-604x242.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; Barbara Nichols and Aldo Ray as a busty, dissatisfied gas station clerk and her suspicious husband:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Power-Nichols.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Power-Nichols.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"288\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Power-Nichols.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Power-Nichols-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Power-Nichols-128x51.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Power-Nichols-604x242.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Power-Ray.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Power-Ray.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"288\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65046\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Power-Ray.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Power-Ray-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Power-Ray-128x51.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Power-Ray-604x242.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Michael Rennie as a stoic visitor at the lab: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Power-Rennie.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Power-Rennie.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"288\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Power-Rennie.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Power-Rennie-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Power-Rennie-128x51.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Power-Rennie-604x242.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212; but none of them are given sufficient screen time. Worst of all is that the film fails in its quest to deliver a satisfying conclusion or backstory; we feel like we&#8217;ve invested in quite a complex story without much pay-off by the end. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>George Hamilton as Professor Jim Tanner<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Power-Hamilton.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Power-Hamilton.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"288\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Power-Hamilton.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Power-Hamilton-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Power-Hamilton-128x51.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Power-Hamilton-604x242.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Miklos Rozsa&#8217;s score<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; you can skip this one. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0063452\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=3702&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s3341powe.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/reviews\/46139\/power-1968-the\/\">DVD Talk Review (major spoilers alert)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/sciencefiction\/power-1968.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/87007\/the-power#articles-reviews?articleId=24091\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/the-power\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I know what a man&#8217;s power can do. The raw power of one man alone, to kill millions of innocent people.&#8221; Synopsis: Shortly after an anthropologist (Arthur O&#8217;Connell) at a human endurance research lab discovers that one of his teammates has telekinetic powers, he is killed, and his colleague Jim Tanner (George Hamilton) is fired due to supposedly falsifying his credentials. 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